Grown for bold, showy habit which includes pinkish iridescent fuzzy scalloped leaves to 8" across and creamy pink-yellow airy flower heads to 12" long. From China & Japan, the plumes of seed vessels are as attractive as the flowers. BIG, BOLD, & BEAUTIFUL; needs some room.
Soil: Any
H: 60-96" W: Indef. B/M: Creamy pink-yellow /8
Fastigiata
is an upright variety, w/ deep-pink, 2-3" flowers from EARLY SUMMER
'TIL FROST. Plants are multi-stemmed, w/ rounded, velvety, light-green
leaves. Both charming & quaint in appearance, although enduring &
reliable in performance. Self-seeds some.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 36-48" W: 24"
B/M: Deep pink/ 6-10
This cousin to Hollyhocks is perfect for
the Cottage Garden or anywhere you just want bloom power! (The
trade off for the massive blooms is it's often a short lived
perennial -- literally blooms itself to death -- but no worries as
the 'kids' say -- it self seeds politely so you'll have more.)
Worth growing even where it's not hardy because of the long bloom
season and often while the plant won't make it, the seeds will!
Blooms the first year from seed! Color will vary from Light to
Very dark Lilac but all with deep purple stripes.
Needs
to be in a protected spot here in 7a -- well drained near stones, patio or
house for extra warmth but worth the trouble because it's in the TOP 5
HUMMINGBIRD PLANTS. Copious amounts of nectar! Covered with hundreds of brilliant reddish orange, hibiscus-like flowers
with unique swirled petals
that never fully open. Need light shade or more.
Manfreda virginica syn.
Manfreda virginica
Virginia Century Plant Zone: 5*-9
Native with a large rosette of fleshy but deciduous foliage. The flower, on a 48" scape is FRAGRANT green with orange anthers, in a tall, slender raceme. The fragrance is intense enough to perfume the air for 10-12'. Marvelous. The correct Latin name is now Manfreda
virginica. MOBOT says Zone 5 with protection.
Soil: Well-drained H: 8'
W:
8" B/M: Green/8-9
Thanks
to the customer that pointed out a typo on our Zone which said 'Zone 3'
and was incorrect.
What you're saying about us...
Thank
you so much. You must have spent hours packing and did a wonderful
job. All the plants are in great shape, considering what must have
been a pretty warm trip.
Large
3" blooms of orchid pink resemble Scabiosas a bit. Marshallias are
superficially similar to Cornflowers. Attractive evergreen basal rosettes.
On many ENDANGERED WILDFLOWER lists. Our plants are grown from seed. Not
happy if they get really dry.
As
above but with pure white blooms. Long-lived and hardy.
A must have for the cottage garden. Drought tolerant.
Survives in our greenhouses down to 25 degrees.
Wonderful scent for the Evening Garden! With silvered green leaves
and intensely fragrant white bloom on tall stem (sort of a 'poodle
pom pom' effect), this plant is delightful for those in warmer
zones. Self seeds if you're lucky or easy if you want to assure
babies, sow seed in spring or early summer for blooming plants the
next year.
Semi-evergreen
groundcover with mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic. Good carpeting
for any but dry situations. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on a vigorous
spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Soil: Any but dry or wet
H:
1-2" W: Indef. B/M: Blue/ 5-6
Himalayan
semi-evergreen groundcover w/ mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic.
Good carpeting for any but dry or very wet situations. Good for paving
& bulb cover. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on
a vigorous spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Also
know as Virginia Snake Root. The purple or dark blue fruit are
non-poisonous, but it is best not to eat them as the plant needs them to
multiply. Mature plants have a circle of 6-8 leaves about 6" above
the ground & a second set of 3 leaves above those. When the berries
turn blue-purple, the leaves below them turn red in the center. Native
to the Eastern half of the US & listed as endangered in Florida and
Illinois. Ours, of course, is nursery propagated.
Note: Multiple tubers in pot -- usually 3.
These tubers by nature are teeny, weeny!
Large
(for the size of the foliage), 1"
trumpet-like flowers in lavender on a creeping stems with
dark green, cordate foliage. Moist, shady woodland conditions. Grow in the
shady border or as a groundcover in a woodland garden. This is just
a stunning, unknown, should be used more, gorgeous, what else can we say,
woodland plant! Well, it's FABULOUS,
FABULOUS! If you have shade and don't
have this, you're missing the boat!
A
great little 'groundcover' between pavers or stepping stones and the
occasional mis-step onto the foliage releases a lovely mint smell.
Tiny, tiny, very flat foliage. People usually freak at the word
'mint' but this is a charming little plant -- too short to take over
anything! Round, glabrous, bright green leaves give a mossy effect.
Soil:
Most any but very dry
H:1/2" W: Indef B/M: Light purple/Summer
Remember, Click
on the
Plant Name for Large Photos for those you want
to see
Flowers
are pink in bud, opening to sky blue & occasionally pink! DORMANT in
summer. Excellent for naturalizing. Happiest where it is moist but just
fine in average woodland soil. Native. A classic woodland plant. (Formerly M.
virginica).
Atypical Roots
Soil:
Humusy, moist but well-drained H: 18" W: 10"
B/M: Blue
4-5
An
intensely aromatic subshrub from the Balkans bearing many tiny white
flowers w/ a dot of purple. Extremely rare! Excellent in the herb bed,
rock garden or the low border. Prune in early spring or after flowering to
keep tight if desired. Great little sub shrub in the style of Savory or
Germander. We really like this little plant. Smell it -- it's fabulous!
AKA, Alleghany Monkey Flower! Native that grows along
stream banks or wet meadows. The branched slender stems are about 2 ft. high. Very unique; looks more like a perennial than a water plant. Lovely snapdragon-like flowers just keep on appearing from June thru Sept. Rhizomatous.
Soil: Ave. to Wet
H:12-36" W: 12" B/M: Lavender/ 6-9
Our many Miscanthus (Maiden Grass) are listed on the Grass
Page
Beautiful, short, evergreen groundcover with bright red, very long-lasting berries. They often remain on into spring. Prefers woodland-like environment, either WET or DRY. Used by early settlers to
cure hives and arthritis. Makes delicious jelly. Takes a
while to establish.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 2-3" W: Indef.
B/M: White/6-7
Mildew
resistant native that's much shorter that the Bee Balm most people
know. And it like dry to average soil! It has masses of
extra large 1 1/2" raspberry pink terminal flowers in clusters to
3" wide. Each flower head is rests upon a whorl of showy,
purplish-tinged, leafy bracts. It also has hairy stamens on the lower lip
of flower tube and lip and colorful narrow spots. It's
fragrant! Long bloom period. Leaves can be used in teas.
New, a Piet Oudolf selection of Bee Balm from the Netherlands. It's very mildew
resistant and boasts dark purple flowers on purple stems with contrasting green bracts. Extremely dark green foliage on compact, sturdy plants with a minty orange scent.
Soil:
Any even dry H: 36" W: Indef. B/M:
Purple/
7-8
This new introduction has hot pink blooms
with coral overtones -- somewhat similar to 'Marshall's Delight (and is
in fact a cross between that and 'Mahogany') with good mildew
resistance, better drought tolerance and with darker green foliage which
gives it more 'Umph' in the landscape. Uniform growth habit and
much stronger fragrance when crush than most so good for flavoring tees.
Soil: Any but
dry H: 36-48"
W: Indef. B/M: Hot pink/7-8
Dark
green, semi-glossy, fragrant 'chunky' highly mildew resistant foliage
with red globe blooms. Much shorter than the average bee balm,
appropriate for the middle of the border rather than the back. I
see varying information on height, down to 18" but for sure, it's much
shorter than the average. Very free flowering for a long time.
MASSIVE
RED FLOWERS on a huge new Monarda. Deep green foliage on the most
MILDEW-RESISTANT RED bee balm on the market. If you only have room for one Monarda, this is the one to
have.
Soil:
Any but dry H: 48-60" W: Indef. B/M:
Really red! /7-8
Plantsman
Darrell Probst introduced this deep raspberry-red Bee Balm. Even the unopened buds resemble raspberries! Clear wine red flowers from June thru August are often stacked two to a stem..
Highly MILDEW RESISTANT. 'Raspberry Wine' produces elegant wine-red flowers over dark green foliage. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to the ground each fall; divide as needed in spring.
Very long blooming w/ deadheading. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Soil:
Any but dry H: 36-48" W: Indef.
B/M: Wine red/ 7-10 with deadheading
Very
similar in color to 'Thundercloud' but taller. The color appears
to be identical. A rich lavender purple color that's very
eye-catching in the garden.
Soil:
Any but dry H: 36-48" W: Indef.
B/M: Lavender purple/ 7-10 with deadheading
Hybrid Bee Balms -- the following are
hybrids between red Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa which can range
white, pink to lavender. What M. fistulosa add to the combination,
in addition to a variety of colors, is that it doesn't need as much
moisture as M. didyma. Hybrids with M. fistulosa are less thirsty.
Most beautiful scarlet. Vigorous grower.
Rapid spreader. Good cut flower. Does best in full sun and poor soil as do
all 'fistulosa's and their hybrids. This is the bee balm to plant if you
don't have a moist spot in your garden. BIG BLOOMS. One of the VERY
BEST for mildew resistance. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
'Mahogany'
is especially upright in habit w/ dark-green foliage &large wine-red
flowers. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to ground each fall; divide
as needed in spring. Profuse bloomer, deep green leaves with hint of
flower color on leaf edges. This is a M. fistulosa, so it can take poor
soil that is not moist
Soil:
Any, even dry H: 24-36" W: Indef.
B/M: Deep wine red/ 7-8
Colorful
and aromatic perennials for midsummer bloom. Whole plant is fragrant and
full of nectar. Bees and hummingbirds love it. Good in backgrounds.
Culinary and medicinal uses. Spreading root system. Prune to the ground in
Fall. Divide to curb growth. Native. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Outstanding
Monarda for the meadow garden. The flowers are dense whorls of yellow
spotted w/ purple against pink bracts. Bees & hummingbirds love it.
Good in backgrounds. Culinary & medicinal uses. Spreading root system.
Early blooming, native bee-balm. Self-seeds some.
Soil:
Most any H: 18-24" W: 18"
B/M: Pale yellow 5-6
Much
branched, sprawling small shrub from Australia and New Zealand found
in gravelly and rocky places that forms a dense mat. Vigorous
deciduous, creeping sub-shrub or twining climber with slender shoots
and rounded to violin-shaped, dark green leaves. Translucent berries
with black fruit embedded inside.
Musella lasiocarpa Hardy Chinese Banana Zone: (6)7-10
A small banana that grows 4' to 5' & is cold hardy & looks
like a shrub/palm. The plant produces a gorgeous, large artichoke like
flower w/ bright yellow bracts which creates a dramatic sunburst
appearance for several months. The fruit is not edible. It's just making
it's debut in cultivation . Hardy in Zone 6 if well-mulched.
True,
perennial forget-me-not for fairly moist spots, even very shallow water.
Narrow leaves form sprawling mounds. Bears small, blue flowers through
summer. Very strong grower in moist soil. Good groundcover in a
swampy, spot. Ours does fine in average soil but then takes the
deluge of water that comes when it rains in a high run off area.
Soil:
Moist H: 6" W: Indef.
B/M: Blue Summer
Note: This plant can be an aggressive grower, especially in wet areas. It's shouldn't be planted anywhere that you can't control it, especially a
wetland area. We find it's spread reasonable unless planted in a
really wet spot. Perfect in a soggy spot in your yard in a urban
neighborhood for example, but not near a natural wetland area where you can't
check it's spread in. When it hits a dry spot, it controls
itself in our long experience, so it's fine for a boggy spot -- around
your air conditioner, etc but not next to your neighborhood pond.
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Certificates
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on the
Plant Name for Large Photos (Lots of folks
still have dial up so this page only has small photos!)
Grown for bold, showy habit which includes pinkish iridescent fuzzy scalloped leaves to 8" across and creamy pink-yellow airy flower heads to 12" long. From China & Japan, the plumes of seed vessels are as attractive as the flowers. BIG, BOLD, & BEAUTIFUL; needs some room.
Fastigiata
is an upright variety, w/ deep-pink, 2-3" flowers from EARLY SUMMER
'TIL FROST. Plants are multi-stemmed, w/ rounded, velvety, light-green
leaves. Both charming & quaint in appearance, although enduring &
reliable in performance. Self-seeds some.
This cousin to Hollyhocks is perfect for
the Cottage Garden or anywhere you just want bloom power! (The
trade off for the massive blooms is it's often a short lived
perennial -- literally blooms itself to death -- but no worries as
the 'kids' say -- it self seeds politely so you'll have more.)
Worth growing even where it's not hardy because of the long bloom
season and often while the plant won't make it, the seeds will!
Blooms the first year from seed! Color will vary from Light to
Very dark Lilac but all with deep purple stripes.
Needs
to be in a protected spot here in 7a -- well drained near stones, patio or
house for extra warmth but worth the trouble because it's in the TOP 5
HUMMINGBIRD PLANTS. Copious amounts of nectar! Covered with hundreds of brilliant reddish orange, hibiscus-like flowers
with unique swirled petals
that never fully open. Need light shade or more.
Native with a large rosette of fleshy but deciduous foliage. The flower, on a 48" scape is FRAGRANT green with orange anthers, in a tall, slender raceme. The fragrance is intense enough to perfume the air for 10-12'. Marvelous. The correct Latin name is now Manfreda
virginica. MOBOT says Zone 5 with protection.
Large
3" blooms of orchid pink resemble Scabiosas a bit. Marshallias are
superficially similar to Cornflowers. Attractive evergreen basal rosettes.
On many ENDANGERED WILDFLOWER lists. Our plants are grown from seed. Not
happy if they get really dry.
As
above but with pure white blooms. Long-lived and hardy.
A must have for the cottage garden. Drought tolerant.
Survives in our greenhouses down to 25 degrees.
Wonderful scent for the Evening Garden! With silvered green leaves
and intensely fragrant white bloom on tall stem (sort of a 'poodle
pom pom' effect), this plant is delightful for those in warmer
zones. Self seeds if you're lucky or easy if you want to assure
babies, sow seed in spring or early summer for blooming plants the
next year.
Semi-evergreen
groundcover with mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic. Good carpeting
for any but dry situations. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on a vigorous
spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Himalayan
semi-evergreen groundcover w/ mat-like foliage. Withstands foot traffic.
Good carpeting for any but dry or very wet situations. Good for paving
& bulb cover. Absolutely gorgeous little, exotic orchid-like blooms on
a vigorous spreader. Excellent in hanging baskets.
Also
know as Virginia Snake Root. The purple or dark blue fruit are
non-poisonous, but it is best not to eat them as the plant needs them to
multiply. Mature plants have a circle of 6-8 leaves about 6" above
the ground & a second set of 3 leaves above those. When the berries
turn blue-purple, the leaves below them turn red in the center. Native
to the Eastern half of the US & listed as endangered in Florida and
Illinois. Ours, of course, is nursery propagated.
Note: Multiple tubers in pot -- usually 3.
These tubers by nature are teeny, weeny!
Large
(for the size of the foliage), 1"
trumpet-like flowers in lavender on a creeping stems with
dark green, cordate foliage. Moist, shady woodland conditions. Grow in the
shady border or as a groundcover in a woodland garden. This is just
a stunning, unknown, should be used more, gorgeous, what else can we say,
woodland plant! Well, it's FABULOUS,
FABULOUS! If you have shade and don't
have this, you're missing the boat!
A
great little 'groundcover' between pavers or stepping stones and the
occasional mis-step onto the foliage releases a lovely mint smell.
Tiny, tiny, very flat foliage. People usually freak at the word
'mint' but this is a charming little plant -- too short to take over
anything! Round, glabrous, bright green leaves give a mossy effect.
Flowers
are pink in bud, opening to sky blue & occasionally pink! DORMANT in
summer. Excellent for naturalizing. Happiest where it is moist but just
fine in average woodland soil. Native. A classic woodland plant. (Formerly M.
virginica).
An
intensely aromatic subshrub from the Balkans bearing many tiny white
flowers w/ a dot of purple. Extremely rare! Excellent in the herb bed,
rock garden or the low border. Prune in early spring or after flowering to
keep tight if desired. Great little sub shrub in the style of Savory or
Germander. We really like this little plant. Smell it -- it's fabulous!
AKA, Alleghany Monkey Flower! Native that grows along
stream banks or wet meadows. The branched slender stems are about 2 ft. high. Very unique; looks more like a perennial than a water plant. Lovely snapdragon-like flowers just keep on appearing from June thru Sept. Rhizomatous.
Beautiful, short, evergreen groundcover with bright red, very long-lasting berries. They often remain on into spring. Prefers woodland-like environment, either WET or DRY. Used by early settlers to
cure hives and arthritis. Makes delicious jelly. Takes a
while to establish.
Mildew
resistant native that's much shorter that the Bee Balm most people
know. And it like dry to average soil! It has masses of
extra large 1 1/2" raspberry pink terminal flowers in clusters to
3" wide. Each flower head is rests upon a whorl of showy,
purplish-tinged, leafy bracts. It also has hairy stamens on the lower lip
of flower tube and lip and colorful narrow spots. It's
fragrant! Long bloom period. Leaves can be used in teas.
New, a Piet Oudolf selection of Bee Balm from the Netherlands. It's very mildew
resistant and boasts dark purple flowers on purple stems with contrasting green bracts. Extremely dark green foliage on compact, sturdy plants with a minty orange scent. 
This new introduction has hot pink blooms
with coral overtones -- somewhat similar to 'Marshall's Delight (and is
in fact a cross between that and 'Mahogany') with good mildew
resistance, better drought tolerance and with darker green foliage which
gives it more 'Umph' in the landscape. Uniform growth habit and
much stronger fragrance when crush than most so good for flavoring tees.
A
beautiful clear rose pink. The perfect center piece in a pink
garden! This is a stunning color in the garden for a Bee Balm.
Dark
green, semi-glossy, fragrant 'chunky' highly mildew resistant foliage
with red globe blooms. Much shorter than the average bee balm,
appropriate for the middle of the border rather than the back. I
see varying information on height, down to 18" but for sure, it's much
shorter than the average. Very free flowering for a long time.
MASSIVE
RED FLOWERS on a huge new Monarda. Deep green foliage on the most
MILDEW-RESISTANT RED bee balm on the market. If you only have room for one Monarda, this is the one to
have.
Plantsman
Darrell Probst introduced this deep raspberry-red Bee Balm. Even the unopened buds resemble raspberries! Clear wine red flowers from June thru August are often stacked two to a stem..
Highly MILDEW RESISTANT. 'Raspberry Wine' produces elegant wine-red flowers over dark green foliage. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to the ground each fall; divide as needed in spring.
Very long blooming w/ deadheading. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants' 
Very
similar in color to 'Thundercloud' but taller. The color appears
to be identical. A rich lavender purple color that's very
eye-catching in the garden.
Most beautiful scarlet. Vigorous grower.
Rapid spreader. Good cut flower. Does best in full sun and poor soil as do
all 'fistulosa's and their hybrids. This is the bee balm to plant if you
don't have a moist spot in your garden. BIG BLOOMS. One of the VERY
BEST for mildew resistance. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
'Mahogany'
is especially upright in habit w/ dark-green foliage &large wine-red
flowers. Splendid cut flowers. Prune back low to ground each fall; divide
as needed in spring. Profuse bloomer, deep green leaves with hint of
flower color on leaf edges. This is a M. fistulosa, so it can take poor
soil that is not moist
Colorful
and aromatic perennials for midsummer bloom. Whole plant is fragrant and
full of nectar. Bees and hummingbirds love it. Good in backgrounds.
Culinary and medicinal uses. Spreading root system. Prune to the ground in
Fall. Divide to curb growth. Native. Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Outstanding
Monarda for the meadow garden. The flowers are dense whorls of yellow
spotted w/ purple against pink bracts. Bees & hummingbirds love it.
Good in backgrounds. Culinary & medicinal uses. Spreading root system.
Early blooming, native bee-balm. Self-seeds some.
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Much
branched, sprawling small shrub from Australia and New Zealand found
in gravelly and rocky places that forms a dense mat. Vigorous
deciduous, creeping sub-shrub or twining climber with slender shoots
and rounded to violin-shaped, dark green leaves. Translucent berries
with black fruit embedded inside.
A small banana that grows 4' to 5' & is cold hardy & looks
like a shrub/palm. The plant produces a gorgeous, large artichoke like
flower w/ bright yellow bracts which creates a dramatic sunburst
appearance for several months. The fruit is not edible. It's just making
it's debut in cultivation . Hardy in Zone 6 if well-mulched. 
True,
perennial forget-me-not for fairly moist spots, even very shallow water.
Narrow leaves form sprawling mounds. Bears small, blue flowers through
summer. Very strong grower in moist soil. Good groundcover in a
swampy, spot. Ours does fine in average soil but then takes the
deluge of water that comes when it rains in a high run off area.
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